wug word
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wug word
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From wug, a made-up word used in the so-called wug test to investigate the acquisition of the plural form in English-speaking children. Coined in the 1950s by Dr. Jean Berko Gleason.
noun wug words
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Synonym of pseudoword.
Similar: pseudoword
Talk about this word "wug word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wug%20word. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wug word. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wug%20word "wug word." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wug%20word.Cite this
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title = {wug word},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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